| Hakimi against Spain | Mangalam

Doha: It will be very interesting for Moroccan Ashraf Hakimi to face Spain today.

Born in the Spanish capital of Madrid, Hakimi today has to play for the country where he grew up. The pre-quarter between Spain and Morocco will be played at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan.

Wingback Ashraf Hakimi is one of the star players in North Africa. The star is also the one who barred the way for Belgium, the number two team in the world. He also played in Spain’s junior team. His father was a street vendor in Madrid. His mother is a governess. He joined the Royal Academy of Madrid at the age of seven.

He soon joined La Liga side Real Madrid. He then moved to German club Borussia Dortmund on loan. He also played for Italian Serie A club Inter Milan. From there to French League One club Paris Saint-Germain. He is currently at PSG alongside Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé.

Ashraf Hakimi, 24, said that although it is his home country, Spain always seems unfamiliar. Hakimi is not playing against Spain for the first time.

He also played in the Moroccan squad that drew Spain 2-2 in the 2018 World Cup. Morocco entered the preliminaries by beating Belgium 2-0 in Group F. After defeating Canada, Croatia advanced with Asia .